Stanford University - Supporting Families and Caregivers
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Supporting Families and Caregivers at Coursera Overview
Duration | 11 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Supporting Families and Caregivers at Coursera Highlights
- This Course Plus the Full Specialization.
- Shareable Certificates.
- Graded Programming Assignments.
Supporting Families and Caregivers at Coursera Course details
- This course takes a deep dive into the challenges families and friends of a patient with serious illness face and how you can care for and support them as a provider, social worker or family friend. Supporting Families and Caregivers especially focuses on the children of a patient with serious illness and their caregiver, and teaches you the best way to empower them to get the support they need. By the end of this course, you will be able to provide critical avenues of support for the people who are instrumental to your patients care, wellbeing and quality of life.
- The Stanford University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Visit the FAQs below for important information regarding 1) Date of original release and Termination or expiration date; 2) Accreditation and Credit Designation statements; 3) Disclosure of financial relationships for every person in control of activity content.
Supporting Families and Caregivers at Coursera Curriculum
Course Introduction and Overview
First Steps
Course Faculty
Patient and Family Perspective
Pre-Course Assessment
Reflection on Supporting Families and Caregivers
Review of Palliative Care
Basics of Palliative Care
Communication Skills
Psychosocial Support
Goals of Care/Advance Care Planning
Symptom Management
Transitions in Care
A New Diagnosis
Visit with a Palliative Care Social Worker
Goals of Care Visit
Visit with Palliative Physician
Visit with Palliative APN
Emotions and Coping
Visit with a Survivorship Nurse Part 1
Visit with a Survivorship Nurse Part 2
Delivering News of Recurrence
Spiritual Care Visit
A Transition in Care
Hospice Visit
Key Concepts in Palliative Care
Key Concepts in Palliative Care
Meet Sarah Foster
Palliative Care Knowledge Check
Child and Family Guidance
Caring for Jesse
Message for Jesse
Children Touched by Illness
Tips and Strategies
Making the Most of Today and Planning Forward
Scenes with Sarah
Optional Case Study
A Message to Jesse
Introduction to Child and Family Guidance
Bereaved Children
References and Additional Reading
Module Resources
Optional Case Study Questions
Legacy Projects
Knowledge Check
Module 3 Assessment
Supporting the Caregiver
Tim Talks to the Hospice Physician
The Caregiver Experience
Identifying Caregiver Burden
Supporting Caregivers
Scenes with Tim
Introduction to Supporting Caregivers
Caregiving and Depression
Cultural Influence on Caregiver Burden
References and Additional Reading
Module Resources
Supporting Tim
Knowledge Check
Module 4 Assessment
Final Steps
Claiming CME Credit
Reflection Revisited
Final Exam
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